GARLAND, Texas — Grambling State University’s women started off action in the annual Southwestern Athletic Conference basketball tournament Tuesday night with an 80-56 win over Alabama State University.

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Four games against Southeastern Conference opponents, seven games against in-state schools and its first run through Conference USA highlight the 2013-14 women’s basketball schedule for Louisiana Tech, released on Wednesday.

Head coach Teresa Weatherspoon and Co. will also play 13 games against teams that participated in the postseason last year, including six NCAA qualifiers, six WNIT participants and the Women’s Basketball Invitational runner-up.

There’s an extra swagger and smile being displayed by Louisiana Tech University football players these days.

Who can blame them?

After back-to-back losing seasons, the Bulldogs (8-4) are outright champions of the Western Athletic Conference and headed to the mid-December Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego, Calif.
“Maybe since we had losing records the last two years, some people still haven’t gotten used to what we’ve done this season,” said junior defensive back Chad Boyd at the Bulldogs’ weekly media luncheon on Monday. “But all of us felt we had the opportunity to have a great season and, fortunately, it’s worked out.”

GRAMBLING — With the return of three players to put Louisiana Tech at almost full strength, the Bulldogs had their first road test and passed by blowing past cross-parish foe Grambling State, 86-67, Saturday night inside the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.

Veterans Alex Hamilton and Erik McCree led the charge by each scoring 13 points and true freshman Derric Jean came off the bench to register 11, giving Tech (3-0) its best start to the season since 1998.